Montaigne and Montpazier Photo Gallery by Brian Ogilvie at pbase.com

Montaigne and Montpazier

Driving from Arsac to Beauregard, we stopped in two places beginning "Mont": Montaigne, home of the sixteenth-century philosopher (his famous tower survived a disastrous fire in 1885), and Montpazier, a very well preserved bastide.

Montaigne: approaching the tower	Montaigne: the tower from the moat	Montaigne: the tower from the courtyard	Montpazier: entering the bastide
Montpazier: the halle (covered market)	Montpazier: gothic windows	Montpazier: sturdy buildings	Montpazier: arcade
Montpazier: looking toward the gate	Montpazier: in front of the church	Montpazier: strange survival

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